Course Overview
- Title:
- Multimedia Basics Certificate Program
- Type:
- Certificate Program
- Cost:
- $100.00
About Certificate Programs
Certificates of proficiency are designed to measure your knowledge of the industry's essential skills and best practices. To receive a certificate, take the NewsU courses associated with that certificate program and then successfully complete the online assessment for each course. Once you've passed all the assessments, you will receive your certificate from Poynter's NewsU.
A certificate in "Multimedia Basics" shows that you have a solid foundation in the essential journalism skills necessary to report and write on all platforms.
To earn the certificate, you must pass the assessments for each of the courses in this program. Questions in each assessment will cover the content from the course, so we encourage you to work through each course before you take the assessment. You'll have three chances to pass each assessment, so you can always review the material again if you don't pass the first time.
Unlike traditional quizzes and activities from Poynter's NewsU, these assessments won't tell you the answers. You'll simply get a score when you complete the assessment. So make sure you study hard when you take the courses.
Assessments for this certificate
- Writing for the Ear: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Writing for the Ear" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Telling Stories with Sound: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Telling Stories with Sound" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Video Storytelling for the Web: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Video Storytelling for the Web" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Reporting Across Platforms: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Reporting Across Platforms" at Poynter's NewsU.
- Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling: Course Assessment
Measures your understanding of the content in the course "Five Steps to Multimedia Storytelling" at Poynter's NewsU.
Who Benefits From This Certificate:
Newsroom professionals, students, community journalists, bloggers, communications professionals or anyone — with or without formal journalism training — who wants to distinguish himself or herself in the eyes of editors and publishers. The certificate also can be used by editors who want to assess the skills of citizen contributors, as well as educators who are looking for ways to evaluate their students' understanding of key multimedia concepts.
How Certificates Work:
- Each assessment contains about 15-20 multiple-choice and true-false questions
- You must score at least 80 percent to pass each assessment
- You'll get three chances to pass each assessment
- You'll have 30 minutes to complete each assessment
- When you pass all the assessments, you will receive your certificate
Questions? Read our Certificates FAQ or contact us.